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un-diluvial
di·lu·vi·al
/
dɪˈlu
vi
əl
/
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[
dih-
loo
-vee-
uh
l
]
Show IPA
adjective
1.
pertaining to or caused by a flood or deluge.
2.
Geology Now Rare.
pertaining to or consisting of diluvium.
Also,
di·lu·vi·an.
Origin:
1650–60;
<
Late Latin
dīluviālis,
equivalent to
dīluvi
(
um
) flood (see
deluge
) +
-ālis
-al
1
Related forms
pre·di·lu·vi·al,
adjective
un·di·lu·vi·al,
adjective
un·di·lu·vi·an,
adjective
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World English Dictionary
diluvial
or
diluvian
(daɪˈluːvɪəl, dɪ-)
—
adj
1.
of or connected with a deluge, esp with the great Flood described in Genesis
2.
of or relating to diluvium
[C17: from Late Latin
dīluviālis;
see
diluvium
]
diluvian
or
diluvian
—
adj
[C17: from Late Latin
dīluviālis;
see
diluvium
]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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diluvial
(dĭ-l
'vē-əl)
Pronunciation Key
Relating to or produced by a flood.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary
Copyright © 2002. Published by Houghton Mifflin. All rights reserved.
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